Maximilien Robespierre has always been known to be controversial and misunderstood. He was the face of the French Revolution. In accordance with the Jacobins‚ they controlled the time known as the Reign of Terror‚ due to their influence in the accumulation of murders of those opposed to the revolution. Reign of Terror was a symbolic time period within the French Revolution that involved corruption of power and influence and mass executions. With Robespierre at the forefront‚ he became one of the
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Does the world want another Adolf Hitler? Adolf Hitler was responsible for thousands of deaths of innocent people‚ both adults and children. Donald J. Trump resembles Adolf Hitler in the way they rose to power and the way they choose to run the country. For example‚ they both proposed mass deportations of a particular race and rose to power. However‚ their childhood lives were much different. Adolf Hitler was an orphan who was very lost in childhood and especially poor. However‚ Donald J. Trump
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rid of it. Jacobins‚ a group of radicals‚ became enemies of France because they were murdering the people of their own country. This is when Robespierre took control. I disagree with the statement " Robespierre was a good‚ virtuous‚ honest‚ and principled man. He is a hero!" I don’t like the strategy he used to try to wipe out all of France’s past. Robespierre was a Jacobin‚ a type of radical who
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specific actions as good or bad so they can justify their own actions in response to their negative perspective. Throughout history‚ we have seen terrible atrocities being undertaken by individuals‚ because of their distinct mindset on the world. Hitler had his own belief of what is
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extremely difficult to find. A couple of people in history that fall into this category of courageous and strong leaders are Mahatma Gandhi and Maximilien Robespierre. While Gandhi and Robespierre have their differences‚ they both risked their lives while battling against the inequality among their people. Gandhi fought for the equality in India and Robespierre fought for the equality in France. Both of these brave men strived towards a country that did not treat people differently based on their race‚ social
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of Adolf Hitler‚ historical figures are remembered for their actions as heroic or demonic. Maximilien-Francois-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre‚ the chief architect of the Reign of Terror and a bloodthirsty revolutionary democrat‚ was one such man that is now known as the incorruptible leader. Robespierre played a vital role in the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution. The Reign of Terror was a filtration to purge the streets of France of the enemies of the Republic‚ as Robespierre claimed. Instead
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Hitler vs. Stalin At the turn of the 20th century there were two very evil men. Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin. One was the leader of Germany‚ the other had control of Russia. Two different men‚ two different countries‚ but not too different. Their stories begin at birth. Both Hitler and Stalin had difficult childhoods with abusive fathers. The father of young Adolf Hitler ‚ an Austrian official‚ was known to be a harsh‚ strict man. Stalin’s father was an abusive drunk that perpetually beat his
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Loran Arnold History 420 Hitler vs. Stalin‚ the Evil Master Minds of the Twentieth Century Hitler and Stalin are names that will be forever remember as evil master minds of killing millions of people in order to create a perfect race. In this paper‚ there will be a comparison of Hitler and Stalin’s careers. Also‚ investigating which one had a greater impact on the twentieth century. Hitler started his rise to power in 1919 when he joined the German Workers’ Party at the end of World War
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The Essence of Power: Hitler Vs. Gandhi In the late 1800’s and the early 1900’s the people of northern Europe‚ southern Africa and Asia were in despair. They had no leaders. They were defenceless. India had been taken over by the British Empire and now the 315 million Indians were under the rule of the 100 thousand British soldiers there. In Germany there were six different political groups; nobody knew what to do. These countries were in shock‚ they need a change‚ but more importantly‚ they
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Cromwell and Robespierre: Revolutionaries or Madmen Two leaders that wanted to do what was right for their country‚ unfortunately both leaders became corrupt with power. Cromwell and Robespierre saw their country’s falling apart by the reigning monarchy‚ they decide to start a revolution that changes England and France. Cromwell and Robespierre demonstrates their corruption through authority‚ beliefs‚ and religion. First‚ both Cromwell and Robespierre had true heroic intention when the revolution’s
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